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Lindsay Hoyle
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Speaker of the House of Commons (born 1957)
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Lindsay Hoyle, born Lindsay Harvey Hoyle in Adlington on 10 June 1957, is a British politician who holds citizenship of the United Kingdom and works in London. He is a member of the Labour Party, the son of Doug Hoyle, Baron Hoyle, and has held the positions of Chairman of Ways and Means and Speaker of the House of Commons.
He stood as a candidate in the 2001, 2005, 2010 and 2019 United Kingdom general elections, was made a Knight Bachelor, and holds the honorific styles The Right Honourable, Sir and The Honourable. He has two children and once said, "I've come into this job as a referee, and that's where I want to be. It shouldn't be about me, it's about the Chamber."
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Quotes
- “I've come into this job as a referee, and that's where I want to be. It shouldn't be about me, it's about the Chamber.”
- “We should not allow anything to overshadow the most important event the world will ever see and that’s the funeral of Her Majesty.”
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Key facts
- Monarchs
- Elizabeth II Charles III
- Prime minister
- Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer
- Preceded by
- John Bercow
- Speaker
- John Bercow
- Succeeded by
- Eleanor Laing
- Majority
- 20,575 (60.6%)
- Born
- Lindsay Harvey Hoyle , ( 1957-06-10 ) 10 June 1957 (age 69) , Adlington , Lancashire , England
- Party
- Speaker (since 2019)
- Other political affiliations
- Labour (before 2019)
- Spouses
- Lynda Fowler ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1974 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1982 ) Catherine Swindley ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 )
- Parent
- Doug Hoyle (father)
- Occupation
- Politician businessman
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lindsay
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Adlington
- Father
- Doug Hoyle, Baron Hoyle
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Labour Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Image
- Official portrait of Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP crop 2, 2024.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- London
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- date of birth
- 1957-06-10
- name in native language
- Lindsay Hoyle
- honorific prefix
- The Honourable
- Commons category
- Lindsay Hoyle
- candidacy in election
- 2024 United Kingdom general election
- birth name
- Lindsay Harvey Hoyle
- social media followers
- 42051
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (born 10 June 1957) is a British politician who has served as Speaker of the House of Commons since 2019 and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chorley since 1997. Before his election as speaker, he was a member of the Labour Party.
As a Labour MP, Hoyle served as Chairman of Ways and Means and a deputy speaker to John Bercow from 2010 to 2019, before being elected as Speaker on 4 November 2019. Hoyle was unanimously re-elected as Speaker after both the 2019 general election and the 2024 general election.
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